NIKI
Niki's eyes are drawn to the lingering streak of flour on Sunjata's cheek automatically, and he has to stop from reaching out for the towel to swipe it away. Instead, he returns to his measuring as if keeping his hands busy will stop his tongue from tying itself in knots. "That is no bad thing," he mutters, of the other man's coming on too strong. After all, if he'd been at all like Niki, they might never have gotten through a single conversation without parting ways politely forever.
The flush is back on his cheeks as he sets out the flour and milk for Sunjata to mix in with the eggs when he's ready, the necromancer grabbing for the sugar to ensure he doesn't have to talk directly at the Heartless when he speaks. "Of course it is something I am interested in," he mutters. "I just... my upbringing and the life I led in the Greatwood have not been conducive to those sorts of opportunities. I am also not what most people might expect when looking for a partner. I do not just mean..." He gestures with his cane - that's something he's lived with for long enough to understand better than anyone looking to do any sort of horizontal acrobatics with him.
"I..." Niki sighs, almost rolling his eyes at himself. "I am... not ashamed, exactly. But I am aware of the state of my body and how it falls short of conventional attractiveness. I have scars, like you, but I do not find them so easy to show."
The flush is back on his cheeks as he sets out the flour and milk for Sunjata to mix in with the eggs when he's ready, the necromancer grabbing for the sugar to ensure he doesn't have to talk directly at the Heartless when he speaks. "Of course it is something I am interested in," he mutters. "I just... my upbringing and the life I led in the Greatwood have not been conducive to those sorts of opportunities. I am also not what most people might expect when looking for a partner. I do not just mean..." He gestures with his cane - that's something he's lived with for long enough to understand better than anyone looking to do any sort of horizontal acrobatics with him.
"I..." Niki sighs, almost rolling his eyes at himself. "I am... not ashamed, exactly. But I am aware of the state of my body and how it falls short of conventional attractiveness. I have scars, like you, but I do not find them so easy to show."
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
